diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 8882a9cc48ffc..5e171e3339d8b 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -3939,7 +3939,7 @@ def first(self, offset):
 
         Examples
         --------
-        ts.last('10D') -> First 10 days
+        ts.first('10D') -> First 10 days
 
         Returns
         -------